"Total beef production during 2005 is estimated to be 24.6 billion pounds. Total beef production during 2004 was 24.5 billion pounds."

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Got beef?

Beef is a red meat that comes from cattle and is one of the America's most
popular sources of protein. Beef contains significant amounts of nutrients,
including zinc, vitamin B12, selenium, and phosphorus.

Beef production represents over 50 percent of red meat production in the United
States (also including pork, lamb, and veal), and is also widely consumed worldwide.

The state with the greatest annual beef production is Texas. The following
states are also large beef producers: Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, California,
and Colorado.

The number of cattle has increased in the United States almost continually
from the early 1900s until the mid-1970s, at which point there was a dramatic
decline. The peak number of cattle was 132 million head in 1975 (prices were
also at a low point). In contrast, there were only 100 million head of cattle
during the late 1990s. Beef production, however, has continued to increase from
the early 1900s until the present, with one exception during the late 1940s
(after World War II).

Since the late 1980s, carcass beef production has been relatively stable despite
the decrease in cattle numbers. Weights of carcasses have increased from an
average 278 kg each in 1970, to 322 kg in 1998. A main reason for this dramatic
weight increase is advancements in genetics, leading to the creation of cattle
that will produce more carcass beef per head.